So I finally took mine out of the box yesterday and tried it out. Good, the battery was already charged. Also good, it was a rugged little beast that rolled over several times without visible damage when I misjudged the size of the rocks and more importantly gaps between rocks in my yard. Not so great, before I had even used up the battery I managed to have the read drive shaft U-joint come apart. Apparently this is a known issue and I don't have the right size screwdrivers with me. So if you buy one, I'd go ahead and get a screwdriver set and replacement metal drive shafts from injora https://www.injora.com/collections/1-18-redcat-ascent-18-apex-upgrade-parts/drive-shafts or meus https://www.meusracing.com/products/ascent-18-apex-drive-shaftsThose look like the Scout RC cars they were running at the SC event.
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I went with Meus, will find out in a few weeks if that was a good choice (because it takes a few days to arrive, and then I'm busy with work stuff for a few weeks).